My Life in Mono...

5 Reasons why you should never waste my time...

A while back, an old friend sent me a message through facebook that they wanted to meet up when they were in town (Perth). I said sure. Let me know the date and time and I will find that time to meet up. I love meeting up with old friends and talk about old times over a cup of coffee or two. Plans were made but nothing set in stone. I understand. Circumstances change. A rough estimate of the time would be fine too. Sadly (and annoyingly) we didn't meet up. There were loads of "is this time for you or is that time okay for you?" At the end we just settled for a day and see how we go from there. 

Naturally, I didn't make any plans that day. No play dates, no solid plans with other friends or the Lil' Tiger's friends. That whole day was kept free on the off chance that this friend would set a time to meet up.  I sent a text in the morning asking if we are still meeting up, I had radio silence. Alas, we didn't meet up because the friend was distracted. *sigh* I was annoyed, no I was PISSED! My time wasted just like that. 

So here are 5 reasons on why you should never waste my or anybody's time:-

1. I work full time. So every bit of spare time that I am not at work or commuting to and from work, I spend with my family. 


2. I was taught to be on time. If I can be on time (with a toddler) you can too. I understand that there are some circumstances that we can not avoid, i.e. traffic, emergency and etc., a call to say that you will be running late would be appreciated. That way I am not left asking why you are not freaking there yet. 


3. Setting a time and date with me but failing to confirm annoys the hell out of me. This means I  can not confirm or cancel or worst, I have already moved what I have planned for the day to another date. 


4. It's just plain selfish. It means that my time is less important to you. 


5. I don't like wasting my time doing nothing when I could be catching up on sleeping or going for a run or spending time with my daugther. 

Warning labels for Formula Milk.

Have you read this article?

Basically, a UK based charity wants Formula tins to have Cigarette style health warnings. Are they kidding me? Things like these usually makes me feel a little angry. Ok. Maybe a lot angry.  I mean come on! Cigarette style health warning? What are they going to show on the tin? A super skinny baby with it’s rib bones showing because it’s malnourish because the mother feeds it formula milk? What are they trying to achieve here with warning labels like that? 

As if mother’s who can not breastfeed for a hundred reasons is not feeling guilty enough, now she has to worry about being ashamed for buying formula milk just to feed her baby.  To the other mothers who chose not to breast feed for another hundred reasons, this will make them feel even angrier towards the hoity toity of society that think that all mothers who do not breast feed are bad mothers. You know like how smokers get the stink eye for smoking in public areas from the rest of us who do not smoke. Yeah that.

I was fortunate enough to breastfeed the Lil’ Tiger till she was about 10 months and she was on formula after that.  The 2 months that she was on formula, I got judged from mothers from the street looking at me as if I am feeding my daughter beer or alcohol.  I get asked “Owh, so you are using formula to feed your baby? Have you weaned her that early? Did you try to see if she will take the breast again?”  Yes. I am using formula for my baby because you know she needs to eat.   No I did not wean her that early. She weaned herself off me.  Yes I did try for almost 2 weeks to see if she would take the breast again but time and time again she bit me and refuse to take the breast. She even bit me twice and drew blood.

I hope this article is just there to get people to talk about it and will not come into reality. Owh and also, not to mention comparing cigarettes, which are poisonous to the body, to formula milk, which is beneficial to the baby or so that the baby has some form of nutrients in their body. It's like comparing apples to bleach It just doesn't make any sense.  I was formula fed, I turned out fine.  I know most of you out there were formula fed as well and you turned out brilliantly right?

Yes, I agree that breast is best but sometimes, I think we have to step back and look at the whole situation on why the baby is being formula fed and instead of giving that mum the stink eye, praise and support her for doing what is best for her baby. 

An open letter to #junioradmin...

Dear #junioradmin,

I hope this letter finds you well.  I hope the recent event has taught you a good lesson about work ethics and about having a good balance between a social life and a working life.

You really let us down with your constant lies and excuses. It was a shame because you started out really really well and aced the interview. Despite warnings and the senior staff trying to help you, you still didn't want to help yourself and at the end, I think I was fed up with all the dramas.

I am quite surprise that you took this job like it were a joke. I am sure the word redundancy  is not in your vocabulary. You see, it is one word that I fear the most in my working life. Being made redundant is not an option for me. Have you not seen the latest unemployment rates in Australia ? Although it may not be as high as say Greece or USA, still it's something to think about.

You are so lucky to have gotten a job in an office paying you higher than minimum wage. Have you taken a look outside lately? Have you seen the number of people out of a job and is desperately seeking for a job to be able to afford that roof over their head or to put food on the family table? You are so lucky that your father is still wanting to support you. I remember as soon as I got a job, my father stop sending me money and said I was on my own now and Good Luck. 

To be fair, you are still very young. I remember when I was that age, I was out partying all night, but I still turn up to work the next day. I was still professional and I was still eager to do my job and not let my other colleagues down. You should have known that partying out all night and all weekend will make you feel ill, then don’t do it. If you want to have a life of partying then don’t work. It is not fair for the rest of us who depended on you so much to get our work done only to end up doing your work as well because you were too hungover to work.

I hope next time, at your new job, you will take it seriously. I hope next time, at your new job, you dress appropriately. I hope next time, at your new job, you take into account that at work, it is always about teamwork and there is no I in TEAM. :)

Yours sincerely

felicakes.  

Picking bones: Juniors part 1...

I usually try not to rant on the blog. It is just not my style anymore, but this I don't think I can keep it longer anymore and would like to share my thoughts and maybe teach the younger generation a thing or two about responsibility. 

I am no expert on the subject but I am old enough to shed some light on the younger generation entering or will be entering the work force. I have been working since I was 15 years old and never have I once take it for granted. Earning my own money is an important thing for me and my parents taught me the importance of having a strong work ethic. I have worked from the bottom up to where I am at at the moment. I have done the shit jobs that I need to in order to say "Yes, I have experienced that". If that doesn't make me an expert, then maybe you should not continue reading. 

Now we have that out of the way, here comes my rant.... and owh yes... this is only part 1.

How is it that every JUNIOR that the company that I work for never seem to either take their jobs seriously OR take things for granted? At my first professional job, I hired a junior to take over my reception and admin job and she only lasted 6 months, but in that six month, she has manage to take more time off than coming into work. Every week there is a text message saying that she is sick or unable to come in. URGH. Safe to say she only last 6 months because we were STRESSING her out and she didn't like the other firm that we were sharing our office with. FINE.  

The my second professional job that I had, which I came back after maternity leave and where I was there for 8 months, we went through 3 juniors! THREE! Not one, not two but THREE! Why? Because they do not want to do the mundane job that the admin does. Well DUH!! THAT IS WHAT AN ADMIN PERSON DOES! ADMINISTRATION! To do the shitty work that those guys in the office pay you to do. 

Now the current job that I am at, our Admin Junior, I think is the Champion of them all. She started with us in late February of this year, and to date, she has not a full week straight. Now if you calculate it, that would be more than 20 days of "sick" leave. Funny how her "sick" leave seems to be either on a Friday or a Monday. Hmmm....  she sometimes take a couple of days off and one time nearly a whole week. WTF dude! 

It's not that we do not believe that she is sick, but COME ON! SUCK IT UP HUN! I am sick too. I have had the worst bout of cold and flu, an ear infection and a sinus infection THIS WINTER alone and I still manage to rock up to work. Not counting when the Lil' Tiger is sick. She claims that her chest hurts from breathing... gee mine would hurt too from all that cigarettes that she has been smoking. 

She complained to me the other day that she is so "tired" from not having enough sleep! For fuck sake! I would be lucky if I get ANY sleep at all from having a child who sometimes still gets up at night asking for milk or if God forbids, TEETHING! 

This Junior also is always late to work. She claims that by living about 30kms away from Perth, that warrants her to be late because she has to take the public transport! ERMMMM..... I TAKE the public transport too LOVEY! I have to drop my kid off at daycare,  take 2 trains and a bus in to work and I still manage to get to work 30 minutes before I start! If you are always late to work try waking up early and take the earlier train you lazy bum! Funny how she always leaves early  to catch that early train back home. *rolls eyes*

Why? Why do they act this way? Can you enlighten me? Part 2, this time next week.